Knockdown tree-guard.



M. WEIXLER.

KNOGKDOWN TREE GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 4, 1913.

1,116,961, Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS ca. PHOTC-LITHO. VIASHING TON. D. C

MA'l-HIAS WEIXLER, or LoUIsvILLn'KnnrUcKY- KNOCKDOWN TREE-GUARD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MA'rrIiAs WEIXLER, a citizenof theUnited-States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Iinproveinents'in Knockdown lree-Gruards;"v and I dodeclare the following to be'a full, clear, and-exact dc scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This inventionxrelates to improvements in tree guards and more especially to those being provided with supporting meanshaving no connection with the tree.

The primary object'of theinvention is'to prov de a simply constructed'deviceof this:

character provided with ground anchors whereby the same is retained in a truly'ver tical position and an efficient brace for the tree is'provided.

A secondary object is to construct the guard in a manner which will render its parts readily detachable for storing or shipment. W I w p With the above objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel-features of coin struction and combination herein described and claimed and." shown in the drawings wherein I Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tree guard; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig.1; Fig.3 is ahorizontalsection on the line 3 3 of Fig.

1 ,and Fig. 4; is a horizontal section showing a difi'erent form of hoop which is employed. when the device is applied to large trees.

.In the embodiment illustrated, ,I have shown my improved tree guard as comprising in general, a plurality of hoops 1 and palings 2, said palings being removably and adjustably secured to said hoops. I Coming now, more particularly, to the form of the invention shownin Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, each hoop 1 is 'shownjas beingr"ormed of a single strip of metal bent transversely to render said hoops concavo-convex in cross section- The meeting ends 3' of the hoops are overlapped as will be clearly seen by reference to Fig. 3 and said hoops are provided at intervals around their circumr'erence with lateral slots 4 for a purpose, to

' appear. The palings 2, above mentioned,

are also formed of single strips of metal bent transversely so that the shape ofthese palings, like that of the hoops, 1, is concave- Application flied-Dec mber 4,191s.s'eriai 1-io 804,693.

convex in cross section.

the sake of ornamentation while their lower ends defiectoutwardly asat 6 and are adaptsp fi t er i' t t- Patented: Nov. 10, 1914;

Th l alings hati their upper ends bentjjoutwardlya's at 5 for ed to be embedded in the soil around the a tree. Vertical slots '7 are spaced at suitable intervals throughout the i lengths of the palings 2 for a purpose tojappear; By reference toz'the several views" in the drawings,

it will be .seen' by the specific shape of the hoops l. and the palings 2, that coacting bit ing edges 1' and 2 are formed on said hoops and said palings respectively. The above mentioned biting edges, when the parts are assembled, are held in binding yieldable contact with, each other by means of .bolts 8 having their [heads 9 countersunk in' the slots 1 of the hoops 1,"their shanksextend ing through the registering 'slotsland'? and receiving nuts 10, which nuts when tightened, will cause the contacting portions of the hoops 1v and the "palings 2 to" be slightly fiattenedf This action not only bindsthe above. mentioned-f members tightly together but exerts alocki'ng action upon" the nuts-10 thereby preventing them"-' rom becoming,

loosened. After excessive use should the biting edges 1 and 2 become'wornat the points where they cont'act, the nuts 10 may be loosened and the hoops 1 and the ,palings 2 may be adjusted relatively to eachother thereby providing new and independent biting edges which-will again effectively secure the parts in assembled position. i v

far de- The form of my invention, so scribed, is adapted foruse in connection with trees of'sin'all diameters, it being possibleto spring. the ends 3 of the hoops 1 I apart and pass said hoops over thejtrunksof said trees after which they may be secured together as shown...

The form of my nvention shown in Fig.

4, is adaptedforuse around trees of rather v the hoops 11 in two sections, said sections 1 large diameter and. I thereforeyconstruct being secured together by the fasteningbolts .8 in a manner cl earlyi illustrated in this;

figure. Although I have shown the hoops and the palings 2 as formed by bending metal trans versely, it will be understood-that, under the scope of the appended claims, I may form the above mentioned members of fiat pieces of metal channeled or grooved transversely to provide biting edges similar to the ones above described. p v

Bythe above described construction and arrangement of parts, it will be readily seen that I have produced a verysiinple, strong and efficient tree guard which may readily be knocked down or disassembled for storing or shipping and which when assembled, will require no-bracing' other than the action of the above mentioned biting edges 1 V grooved to and 2 and the clampingbolts 8.

Although I have described my invention withvojonsiderable minuteness, I do not Wish to be limited to details other than those amplified in the appendedclaims.v

What. I'claim as my invention is v k 1. A knock-down tree guard comprising, a plurality of, resilient hoops disposed one above another, and resilient palings longi:

tudinally grooved to provide biting edges, the biting edges of said palings being ads yieldable contact,

' the biting edges Of SaidfpaIings and'said hoops being adjustably. held in binding 1 yieldable contact.

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held in binding contact with the 4. A knock-down tree guard comprising, a plurality of resilient hoops disposed one aboveanother andprovided with adjusting slots at intervals around their circumference said slots lying parallel to the sides of said hoops, palings disposed at intervals 1 around said hoops and provided with vertical adjusting slots registering with the lateral slots in said hoops, said hoops and-said palings'being concavo-convex in cross section and having the edges of their concave faces-in contact, bolts having their heads countersunk in the slots of the hoops and their shanks passing through said registering slots, and' nuts on said bolts for draw mgsaid palings and said hoops into binding yieldablecontact. 1

5. Aftree guard comprising a plurality of hoops" disposed one above another and provided with adjusting slots at intervals around their circumference, said slots lying parallel to the sides of said, hoops, palings disposed at intervals around said hoops and provided. with. vertical adjusting slots reg isteringwitlr the slots, in said hoops, said hoopsand said palings being grooved on "adjacent faces to provide biting edges, bolts passing through the registering slotsin said hoopsand palings,and nuts on saidbolts.v

In testlmony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in, presence of two subscribing Witnesses. i i 1 MATHIAS WEIXLER. Witnesses:

KATE SoLLIvAin; V NELLIE 1?. VSULIJVAN.

Washington, D. G. 

